My DD evo orange NB6

So I guess I can make a build thread for my other Miata as well... I got it on Semptember 6th 2008 from nearby car dealer. It was advertised as in top condition, strong engine etc... well the reality was quite different, but I found that out later. And what got me into Miatas? Coincidence... I had some money saved for a car and was searching through ads when I saw this one and fell in love with it.

This is what it looked like when I first got it... it had Alessio F1 17x7,5 +40 with bold Goodyear eagle F1, shitty steeering wheel, shitty chrome accents in&out and Honda CBR silencer...

http://i37.tinypic.com/2h5r9yq.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/35m2ogk.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2ljpytj.jpg

winter came early that year and so I changed the 17" to steelies, yeah with wheel covers lol... but they actually weighed less than the Alessios
http://i34.tinypic.com/ig9mdc.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/35mljr4.jpg

Next step were OEM 16" wheels, blacked out headlights...
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P8011908.jpg

and OEM trunk lip
http://i41.tinypic.com/2q8vz0n.jpg

Then I got a totaled 2003 Shinsen FL for spare parts sometimes in June 2009... I used many things from it on my car, since I had torn top, cracked center console and dash and filthy carpets. I've also used the OEM tower brace
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P6101140.jpg

two months later, I got my first NA and the NB got on backburner...
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P8242459.jpg

the engine was burning oil and coolant so I started a tear down in April 2010
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...P405444000.jpg

I've also blocked the EGR during the procesc (somebody aparently messed with it earlier)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoeN8fYw3-...0/P4154493.jpg

once i got the interior out, I've found out the drivers floor was cut out and rewelded... this and other things led me to conclusion this cor got in a serious accident at some time... there's a notch in the firewall, rewelded floor, crushed chasis around headlights, the top doesn't fit straight and I can't use HT, because it can't be latched on the window frame...
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P6285628.jpg

I've threw out the defunct A/C and some other junk from engine bay and cut/painted the valve cover
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P6225503.jpg

I also got a Nardi wheel at the time and was experimenting with seats... Until now, I had two Nardi wheels, one Momo, one Sparco and now I have a noname d-cut wheel. Seat-vise I've gone through Cobra clubman, Recaro profi SPG and Bride leather recliner... and ended with stock seats wit cut foam...
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/P7075984.jpg

The 16" were sold by the time I finished the engine and I got 15" Work RS-ß and V-MAXXXXXXCXCYCYSCYXCYDWEFC coilovers
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s.../mazdacopy.jpg

Then the cur run fine untill the winter of 2010 when I found a coolant leak on the back of the head... so I did a coolant reroute
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5099/5...b1de5966_z.jpg
_MG_2473 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

and bought ULTRA 8mm HT leads
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5064/5...c99936f8_z.jpg
_MG_2893 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

friend of mine bought the works sometimes in spring 2011 and I've rocked steelies most of the time that year. Then I got 15" Eta Beta Lucy wheels... I had them two weeks when one tire blew up and they went up for sale...
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6206/6...eda7a72d_z.jpg
_MG_4281 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

I wanted new exhaust, cause I've dumped the CBR one for stock item... and friend of mine was selling his custom exhaust with Apexi N1 muffler... I still have it, but stored in a shed because the custom piece of crap didn't fit and was hitting rear tow hook and subframe braces... so now I¨m back with the OEM (the sitcker is there mostly because paint started flaking)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6089/6...1d1e4886_z.jpg
_MG_4272 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

And we're closing in to the latest change I made... I threw out the ugly shift knob and made a stainless steel one as well as independent gauge rings since my clear cover was scratched badly... the only other addition was a subframe bracing from the late NBFl models
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6152/6...499178cf_z.jpg
NB interior by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

This is how the car sits now... I got OEM 15" wheels for summer and small side skirts along with rear mudflaps and painted both black
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6176/6...a05a7a26_z.jpg
_MG_4466 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

oh yeah and i forgot I've just ordered replacement filter for the autoexe intake I got last year... can't wait to install it!

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...Z/IMG_1936.jpg

Pics of CBR muffler on the car? How'd it sound?

it had a tip welded to it, so you couldn't see it... here's a shot

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...geCZ/konck.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/bhdpqg.jpg

and i have only this video... the engine was burning almost every fluid there is in the car back then lol
http://youtu.be/iB3uKO197X0

So I've finaly got the replacement filter for my autoexe intake! Only bad thing is it interferes with my coolant reroute, but I'll find a solution for this sometimes next week

before
http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten...ds/MG_4851.jpg

after
http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten...ds/MG_4854.jpg

Nice, keep going!

Btw: didn't even know about the floor and the others "czechmade" things, that sux pretty hard!
But on the other hand .. you are saving her and making nicer, it has to appreciated :)

thanks... you don't know about many fuck ups this car had from the previous owner... I don't even remember all of them myself

anyway, tried to capture sound of the intake on my cell phone... it sounds better in person!
http://youtu.be/2i9EAu50eTU

not much new... just got roadster mats for it and put on the summer wheels with Yokohama AVS v102 in 205/50

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6...4294fd8d_o.jpg
Roadster floor mats by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/7...6b09eb66_c.jpg
car wash by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

Always liked this car! It's a shame to find all that hidden damage, but good to see you're breathing some life back into it. :)

thanks, I'm trying to bring it back to life, but it's hard since the car still refuses to work properly... I've changed valve cover gasket, put the sealant on all the recomended spots, tighted the bolts in proper order to proper torque and it started leaking two months later... I've changed all the cooling system gaskets as I did a reroute, torqued all the bolts on head properly, sealed all hoses and it started leaking coolant somewhere on the back of the head three months later

Dang, that stinks. I swear sometimes that my car wants to die. It's always little stuff here and there, but it's always shortly after fixing something else. I also need to get a new valve cover gasket. Mine's leaking a bit out the back.

well... car decided it wasn't giving me enough trouble and the clutch slave cylinder gave up...

Yeah mine went last year... on the highway haha. How many miles were on it when yours went out?

considering it was probably the original one, it did 105k miles

That's not too bad then. Oh, is there any chance you'll mass produce that shift knob you made? :)

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Originally Posted by George

well... car decided it wasn't giving me enough trouble and the clutch slave cylinder gave up...

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When it rains it pours! You should replace the clutch master cylinder at the same time. As they tend to go around the same time, and it's a cheap assurance. Keep up the good work, it's looking good.

-Jim

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Originally Posted by morr

That's not too bad then. Oh, is there any chance you'll mass produce that shift knob you made? :)

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I'm just glad it happened at home
it'll be available for sale as soon as I have all the interior parts for NA/NB ready :)

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Originally Posted by WASABI

When it rains it pours! You should replace the clutch master cylinder at the same time. As they tend to go around the same time, and it's a cheap assurance. Keep up the good work, it's looking good.

-Jim

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Thanks, will do :)

hmm... I'm really tempted to buy these... 15x7,5 et18 Revolution wheels...

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...99396632_1.jpg

:shock: I vote, do it! I love 5-spokes on NB's. Are they actually 4x100?

4x98... I'd either have them redrilled or use the nuts that let you tighten them even though the PCD's not right... they're called floating nuts (rough translation) and compensate for the 2mm difference

Hmm, that's interesting. I've never heard of those.

favorite color of ALL TIME!!!

Thanks!

regarding those wheels, not going to happen, I had the seller weigh them and they're 19 pounds a wheel. That's a bit too much for my liking. But I may have another solution

Dang! That's a hefty wheel haha. Care to share your solution, or is it a secret?

not at all, local guy is selling his NB and I'm trying to convince him to trade me his Drags for my OEM 15" + cash on top


http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4795/dsc2154.jpg

Nice! Those look pretty good :)

still missing the left skirt...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7...3b7569c4_z.jpg
_MG_51699 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

Looks very good with the stock five spokes. I vote to keep those and save some money.

yeah... I like the look too... I'd just like a bit lower ET and don't really want to use spacers

tried painting my spare door handle black just to see if it goes well with the black skirts/mudflaps/headlights... too bad I did the side where I have only the front part of skirts lol... so yay or nay?

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...eCZ/IMG160.jpg

and got me Kolbotn's old TRAP lip so I tried puting it on the NB... I quite like the result

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...eCZ/IMG162.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...eCZ/IMG163.jpg

m.. i would sell it to make some money and buy this:
http://www.ilmotorsport.de/shop/arti...7227f3207dce32
:encouragement:

Hmm, I like the Trap lip from the front, but the side looks a bit funny.

so Trap lip is gone... and I got a great deal on a Maxim Works NB6 header. It should get here in 4-5 weeks.

http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten...wdw7f96681.jpg

What happened to trap lip?!


And how is the old car coming?

I got the KE70 for the lip lol

and if you're asking about the corolla, I'm building it a place to stay so I can start tearing it apart and not care about weather

Wow really? What a deal.

nice work on the Maxim Works. those don't have the EGR port, correct?

no EGR on the 1.8 version and judging from the shots I have, there's no EGR on this one either... I threw it away anyway

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Wow really? What a deal.

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I was quite surprised when I got the offer :)

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and got me Kolbotn's old TRAP lip so I tried puting it on the NB... I quite like the result

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...eCZ/IMG163.jpg

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Makes your NB look like it has a goatee or like Abraham Lincoln.....:mrgreen:

took some shots of it this week

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7...45d1eee1_c.jpg
_MG_6391 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7...c00bac40_c.jpg
_MG_6407 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7...65c2f1bf_c.jpg
_MG_6403 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

and tried doing a rear bumper cutout today

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7...32a54dd6_c.jpg
WP_000038 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

header is here, took only 5 days to get from Japan to CR but due to bank holiday in Japan and our customs office, I got it just today

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7...cd7e8f0b_c.jpg
IMG265 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

I've just bought a spare exhaust cam so I can try the exhintake swap on my NB6

Getting lots of stuff done! How do you like your bumper cut out? I want to do one but I'm scared of screwing it up and showing off my ugly exhaust :x

Looking very good, keep it up!

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Originally Posted by I<3flippyheadlights

Getting lots of stuff done! How do you like your bumper cut out? I want to do one but I'm scared of screwing it up and showing off my ugly exhaust :x

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yeah, and I'll probably get a torsen by the end of September and am just about to decide wheter or not to buy friend's 14x6 Weds TC05 for track(can't really beat a 4kg/less than 9lbs wheels)

I like the cut out so far, helps with higher speed acceleration. I have yet to finish it and buy some rubber edging. I'm considering adding two more holes on sides under the lights... you can kinda see what I mean in the shot below

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Originally Posted by atank

Looking very good, keep it up!

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Thanks!

http://mrrs.jp//media/img_20091230T015241388.jpg

some new shots of the car... I still have the maxim works header in the package waiting for me to have some time to put it on. And I really need to get rid of the license plate holder

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...31836552_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...70867418_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...16664863_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...09255144_n.jpg

got an NB6 exhaust cam today to try the exhintake mod...

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...psd0cfae5c.jpg

finished the exhintake yesterday and must say it's quite nice! I can feel the difference above 3000 RPM

Went to wash the car after a while and to a local meet in the evening... where some cab driver backed into my car and drove away... luckily I've noticed his license plate so I got in touch with police and know who's done it. I'll have properly painted bumper at last

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps0db1d893.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...psf590b933.jpg

That sucks, but as long as you get it covered you come out on top, with a fresh bumper and you get to remove the license plate holder!

yeah, I look on the bright side. The bumper didn't sit good even before this. I can repair the bumper myself and use just a fraction of the coverage to have it painted... the rest should be enough to let me buy some nice/lighter wheels

I think I found a replacement for my bumper...

http://imgbank.cz/images/2012/10/20/MwbCr.jpg

not bad.

That is an awesome replacement!

What bumper is that. Does t look like a bomex from.the side

it's made by some norvegian company... don't know the name, but try searching for CMC bumper on UK eBay... it's not available stateside as far as I know though

Front end looks great!

changed oil, valve cover and valve cover bolts yesterday. Also finaly replaced the stock header with the Maxim works piece... and it's leaking somewhere... a weird chirping noise appears above 3000 RPM but only when in gear. The noise can't be heard when I rev it in neutral.

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/7...6b09eb66_c.jpg
car wash by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

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I love this shot.

me too, I've since fixed the ill fiting skirt so I should do new shot once I get the crashed bumper solved.

in other new, I've been to the last trackday of this season this weekend... unfortunately it started snowing the night before and the whole day was quite cold with strong wind and snow falling almost all day. Had a blast anyway, but I won't go to track on winter tires any more lol, it was either understeer or oversteer the whole way around.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v...4/DSC_4992.JPG

new wheels

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8337/8...e9c6a763_b.jpg
_IGP6222 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

I used to have a 2000 evo orange nb, such as awesome car!

lol not really awesome, I'd love to push it off of a cliff sometimes when I give it the needed maintenance and it keeps on breaking...

I should be finaly able to repaint the cracked bumper, skirts and rear spats sometime soon. And I'm playing with an idea for a way to bring some fresh air to the autoexe intake...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8495/8...d88bb4e5_c.jpg
_MG_6698 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8...dc3fde91_c.jpg
_MG_6697 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8...c0a966b2_b.jpg
WP_000125 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

got the lip fitted

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8...04957422_b.jpg
WP_000162 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

then bought this, 330 mm Nardi Classic, black on black on black

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1435/5...46f1c520_b.jpg
_MG_1490 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

and this

http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/f18batchim...3030100010.jpg

http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/f18batchim...3030100011.jpg

and I'm about to do this

http://5xracing.com/images/F46081559.jpg

What lip is that on the front?

Zenki 180SX IIRC

looks good, did you get the new wheels on yet?

nope, still waiting for my OEM 15" to sell to fund new tires

OEM wheels sold... Avon ZV3 tires ordered, Autoexe 3 point strutbrace arrived and I'll get the 330 Nardi next week as well

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8115/8...5bf6f339_b.jpg
autoexe 3point by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

tried it on the car. Only issue is the ABS line, but that was a quick fix. I just need to drill the mounting holes in firewall

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8107/8...0dc9993d_b.jpg
WP_000174 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

That's a nice strutbrace! Looks good!

Really like that strut bar! And I can't wait to see the wheels mounted.

finished mounting the brace and I like the result. Car feels a bit more solid and it helped with steering wheel wobling at higher speeds.

Thanks morr, I hope to have them mounted later this week

I've advanced timing to 14° BTDC today and the car feels a bit more agile now. I'll get better gas later this week to see if it makes any more difference

ready for this season

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8...64b703e0_b.jpg
WP_000181 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

Those wheels, damn...

I have two more sets in kitchen lol

I don't know if I want to whiteout the AVON on them like I did with the Yokohama...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8...afa51b1f_b.jpg
WP_000185 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

I love white lettering on tires. Do it.

Well, I can wash the lettering of anytime... I'll give it a shot tomorrow

Mine is dirty at the moment but I have to wait until this stupid pine pollen goes away and I can wash my car without it getting dirty 2 minutes later.

here's the outcome

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8...f0f836a4_b.jpg
_MG_6912 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

Looks great George!

This car has made quite a bit of progress since the beginning. This is the first time that I`ve looked at it from beginning to end. Nice work refreshing her and bringing her back to life. I love the color.

thanks! Now I'll just need to get the front bumper, skirts and mudflaps colormatched

finaly got the Nardi... 330, black on black

http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten.../WP_000194.jpg

ready for a pickup :)

http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten.../WP_000196.jpg

and it's here...

http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-conten.../WP_000197.jpg

Who needs a truck? Not you!

I've been quite busy the last few months... new job, a lot of work on my house etc. so let's catch up.

new engine is in and runs great. I just have to change the waterpump because the blade scrapes on the housing and I don't want it to crap out on me on the road.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/8...73a7f9a7_c.jpg
DSCF0043 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

I've been driving and driving and driving after the swap, enjoying the reliable engine.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/9...5738078c_c.jpg
86&amp;NB rear by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3704/9...efd42548_c.jpg
_MG_7179 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/9...81bb18af_c.jpg
kpt by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

made me a new oilcap

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/9...21db6330_c.jpg
_MG_7089 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

opened a kind of a shop with two buddies
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...16756721_o.jpg

then found a two years old shot of my car on the green watanabes
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...52707030_o.jpg

and then bit the bullet and got me a supercharger (MP45 from a Mini Cooper S)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/1...4d2ec6fc_c.jpg
_MG_7508 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

So now I'm sourcing all the bits I need

-supercharger - check
-bypass valve - check
-mounting kit, inlet, outlet - check
-AEM Wideband - check
-NB8 VVT injectors - check
-Megasquirt, probably Reverant built - to buy

I should really come here more often, but between the house reconstruction, work and the lady, there's really not much time.

fited the SC and started working on the inlet as the TR Lane one won't fit on LHD car... if there's anyone who knows of a better way to solve this, let me know

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/...42e8100f_b.jpgWP_000084 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

there's not much space for the second throttle body so I'll have to get creative...

other than that, AEM UEGO is on, MW header is fixed, just needs a thermal wrapping. I've placed an order for MS2 with Reverant, should've been ready week ago but he's waiting for a batch of sensors so the ECU is the last thing that's missing to make it running

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...cf6ccae0ee2a4f

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2896/...5b4f4893_b.jpgWP_000082 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

Great Progress George, how is the car shop working out? I am sure someone on the forum has a solution for the TR Lane delimma!!

Looking good George! As far as the custom intake, it's a shame you couldn't bring it into the cowl. The brake lines are easy to bend (make custom lines), and then you could run the piping into the cowl, and have an air filter inside the nice front cowl, sucking cool fresh air.

well I could probably do that but I'm going to use the autoexe CF intake with the charger...

and there's also no space to route it to the cowl as I found out yesterday

Supercharger instal is finished, sadly I couldn't use the whole AutoExe intake, but the filter alone works just fine. I also placed bid on another intake in Japan so we'll see if I get it and if it will work better.

Hose clamps were changed for different ones since I've been loosing pressure and blowing the silicon elbows off of the charger.

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...f2&oe=53E4C499

I also got me frame rails, but I have yet to enlarge the holes and get better hardware, because it came with weak M6 bolts and I broke 3 of them just on the drivers side without any power used

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...91572010_n.jpg

looking good man, looking good!!

so, it seems I just won a D-Technique CF intake in Japan so I hope it will fit with the charger as the autoexe won't

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/roof_poss...3/23c4c460.JPG

yup, it's here

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/...43491967_b.jpgIMG_7962 by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

^^That really looks great George!

I really dig this car.

George

There is another cold air duct option for your supercharger. Try this page
http://www.racingbeat.com/Miata-1990...ers/56498.html

Thanks! This one should fit, but the charger is put aside now since my mom ended in hospital with a tumor and all the bills are on me since she won't be able to work for some time...

well... I like it but i'm probably going to sell it...

in other news, results from the dyno day
194.34 foot pounds or whatever units do you use (263,5 Nm) and 203 bhp @ 5500RPM (safety precaution)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2913/...ebf0dea1_b.jpgdynoplot_res by GeorgeCZ, on Flickr

ok, did a compression test today and it's not good lol

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...37395619_n.jpg

another problem, this happends while cranking. It will eventualy start, but it takes a lot of time... happens only on cold starts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w65gMmwMdTk

ok, since I have the MS, I can unleash my DIY self lol

last month, I bought throttle bodies from a crashed GSXR bike... and yesterday got it all finished and fired it up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl5U3j1tKF4

Those sound so good!

Haha, that's nuts but I love it.

thanks!

the TPS is giving me lot's of trouble since it got damaged in the bike's crash and won't give proper signal sometimes... but I ordered a new one today so I should be set for tuning later this week and hopefuly a first track day with the itb's on Saturday

Damn, nice work getting that going so quickly.

Looks great George!

thanks guy!

I got a new TPS in the mail yesterday and can finaly drive and tune

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thanks guy!

I got a new TPS in the mail yesterday and can finaly drive and tune

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Nice! Let's get her on the road again... and make sure you get video of that sweet sound the ITB make!

car's running again and I'm slowly finetuning the MS map.

here's a short crappy clip from the cabin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usz3uoyN0b0

I finaly decided to get an LSD... and right now, I have both type II Torsen and Tochigi Fuji Super LSD out of a '03 NB available

the question is, which one of those is the better one? I'm no racer, only go for a slide ocasionally

well... got my hand at the Fuji LSD and I really didn't want to see this

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...21b9d7c65a5511

Whoa! What the heck is that?

that's a piece of the friction disc (or rather a cone) used in the Fuji LSD... you can find numerous threads about this and there's also a whole thread about bits you find in this particular differential on MX5OC lol

http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/yaf_pos...from-diff.aspx

the differential was working and made no noise before it was removed from the vehicle, so I think I should be fine for a while if I remove the broken pieces and change the oil

George, was there only the one piece in the differential?

unfortunately, no

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I finshed the engine swap today and have a weird sound coming from the intake side of the engine... seems to me like it's sucking air somewhere, but I'm not sure and would like you to chime in with other options.

it sounds a bit like a tractor now

http://youtu.be/OGYs1JLB--w

Wow that sounds crazy..! You sure that was a good motor that you swapped in?

Btw, how do you like the performance gains from this ITB setup? Any dyno numbers?

it came from a good running car so I didn't question the engine's condition... it's got a leak here and there, but that's all

I like the response the ITBs provide, but it doesn't improve performance that much. But I like it more than the supercharger

Interesting. When I did a '99 head conversion on my original short block I ran into a few problems due to added compression and way more air and fuel flow. I had to quickly get a new (lower mileage) motor. After that all the issues were gone. I'm not familiar with your type of upgrade but just seeing how it ran with your previous motor, that would be my suspicion. Or an air leak somewhere..

I'm rebuilding an old FM Ubercharger for my rig. You think ITBs are a more effective route based on your experience with a supercharger?

it does sound like one, so I'll try spraing it with carb cleaner as someone somewhere suggested...

well the supercharger is nice, but ITBs are more of what I'm looking for. I guess you have to try it yourself and see what suits you the best :)

Yeah that should do the trick for you. Try to keep the spray focused where you want it or spray it sporadically so the overspray doesn't go everywhere, especially with the ITBs sucking in air like they do. It'll just make your engine rev like crazy. Try a smoke test if the spray doesn't work. Good luck!

spraying the engine didn't reveal any vacuum leak. Had a friend have a quick look at it at a track I've been to during the weekend and it seems it's got a blown headgasket... I can't seem to get a break with this car. I'm really loosing motivation to do any further work on it.

decided to go for a drive even though the engine's not fine since I paid the entrance fee and couldn't find anyone to go instead of me. It's fine on dry surface, but understeers like crazy on wet... had to pull the ebrake many times to save me from understeering into the grass

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5443/1...bbffffa9_b.jpgIMG_8585 by George, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8807/1...11de869d_b.jpgIMG_8752 by George, on Flickr

I know the feeling, but keep doing the right things and it'll give you lots of fun in the end (at least that's what I hope it will, haha!), get the headgasket changed.

thanks for the kind words :)

I'll probably send the other engine I have to a nearby shop for a complete GO... I was thinking about stroking it to 1.7 but that would be too much money and I'd be better off with 1.8 swap

decision's been made, I'll go with 1.8

I'm just debating wheter go with non VVT or VVT and disable it since I don't have a way to control it and don't want to spend more money on the VVT controller

This car can now be considered gone... friend's gonna have it as a daily driver.

Engine is still 1.6 but running strong now, no leaks.

And this is the replacement

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